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Professional wrestling star Trevor Lee has signed a deal with Major League Wrestling (MLW) and will continue to perform with the company as Southern Crown champion.
Lee, who wrestled in WWE as Cameron Grimes, returned to MLW for sporadic appearances after being released. He faced Mistico at MLW Eric Bischoff’s One Shot, appeared at Battle Riot VIII in January, and appeared on a handful of Fusion tapings.
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Trevor Lee riles up the crowd during a Major League wrestling show. (Major League Wrestling)
He won the MLW Southern Crown Championship in a Bunkhouse Stampede match against Andrew Everett, Beastman, Diego Hill, Festus, Ikuro Kwon, Jesús Rodríguez, Josh Bishop, Matthew Justice and Paul Walter Hauser.
“I’m excited to be able to do anything,” Lee told Pak Gazette Digital. “You know, these last few years I’ve been waiting for a good opportunity and I feel like MLW is presenting that opportunity. I really liked the possibility of being able to work with CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre), being able to work with New Japan.
“So it’s really cool to see what will come of this.”
Lee is among former WWE wrestlers who have joined MLW in recent years. Matt Riddle, Killer Kross, Scarlett Bordeaux, Shotzi Blackheart, Donovan Dijak, Bishop Dyer, Austin Aries, Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Priscilla Kelly and several others have competed in WWE at one time or another.
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It also helps that MLW founder Court Bauer also has WWE experience.
“I think what really draws me to want to work with MLW is that they have great production,” Lee explained. “When you look at the product, it looks good. The crowds are big, the crowds are loud. That’s really all you’re asking for, especially when you take a step down.
“MLW is not WWE, but it is not independent either. They are there. So it’s nice to be able to be in a place that can represent you well, showcase you well and also give you a good amount of talent with so many different companies that can go there.”
Lee, 32, said he wanted to continue showing the professional wrestling world that he can still perform at a high level.
Major League Wrestling’s Trevor Lee seen in action during a show. (Major League Wrestling)
“I just want to be able to show that I’m more than a comedy promotional act. I can have these elite level matches and that’s really my goal with MLW: to see how far we can go,” he said.
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He said he hoped to face Aries, Riddle, Dijak, as well as competitors from CMLL and New Japan.
